I love the idea of ombre yarns, and since I got weaving I’ve been dreaming of a beautiful ombre scarf, plain weave, with a neutral warp, transitioning over the course of a long, fine fabric. Laurie from The Black Lamb had given me 2 skeins…
I’m still taking my shaky steps in polymer clay. Sometimes I like it, sometimes I loathe it, but I always learn something. I was talking to some artist friends about being a process vs product artist. I vary; when it comes to knitting for example,…
Creating that antique look with copper is super simple – on my first try I got really nice results. You will need: A copper piece Household ammonia Fishing line (or, as in this case, plastic beading string) A jar (about a pint should do, this…
In my work on the book ‘Resin Jewelry’ I did a ton of photography –many folks who looked at the book in its first stages remarked on how the photography really made the book shine. In my day job I work in advertising, and I…
2 weeks ago I flew to Calgary to shoot a sales centre my agency had helped design. It was a great shoot; a challenging space with lots of monitors and lots of glass. The white balances were all over the place, and the monitors, windows…
Most photographers have heard about HDR (High Dynamic Range) Photography. There are lots of great sites that get into the technical nitty-gritty, but in a nutshell HDR photography is a way to even out the light in an image so you get something closer to…
So I finished this lace shawl, and it’s so gorgeous I can’t believe I knit it. It’s the first thing I’ve done entirely from charts, and I have to say I’m pretty pleased with m’bad self. The pattern is Mystic Fire by Anna Dalvi, and…
Tito and I have had a romantic tradition of going to the CNE every year, on a work night, and just walking around, shooting the rides, eating bad food and losing spectacularly at games. This year I tried something a little different, just for fun:…
Have you ever seen a photo of water and wondered how they get the water to look so silky and smooth? The answer is a trick, all you need is a tripod and a DSLR or digital that lets you shoot in full manual. Set…
Macro photography is a great love of mine, and a very fun hobby. The best part is that whether it’s spring buds, yarn fibres, glaze details or critters – there is always something to shoot. Bored? Go on out and do some macro. There’s a…
Today I wanted to talk a little about product photography and how I get even lighting on my shots. For an example I’ll use a piece of pottery. Here is a photo of one of my pitchers. Pottery is very hard to shoot because it’s…
For Issue #2 I wanted to try out something a little more techy. I’ve been having to do a lot of architectural shooting lately, so this technique was on the front burner for me and I thought I’d share it :) As an architectural photographer…